Verified pattern list
4 Letter Words Starting With D
This verified list contains 158 CORE words starting with D, plus 37 entries in the broader extended tier.
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Matching words
Useful CORE examples
Useful words
12 deterministic CORE selections
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Highest-scoring words
CORE words, highest first
Letter intelligence
What the D list contains
Most common letters immediately after D
- O36 words
- I29 words
- A26 words
- U24 words
- E23 words
Vowels per word
- 0 vowels1 words
- 1 vowel96 words
- 2 vowels61 words
Repeated letters
18%
28 of 158 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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4 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
Explore useful two-letter patterns related to D. Each card opens a matching list or a prefilled 4-letter Finder search.
4 Letter Words Starting with DA26 CORE · 9 extendeddabs, dads, daft, dais4 Letter Words Starting with DD1 CORE · 0 extendeddded4 Letter Words Starting with DE23 CORE · 8 extendeddead, deaf, deal, dean4 Letter Words Starting with DH1 CORE · 1 extendeddhow4 Letter Words Starting with DI29 CORE · 1 extendeddial, dice, died, dies4 Letter Words Starting with DO36 CORE · 8 extendeddock, dodo, doer, does4 Letter Words Starting with DR13 CORE · 2 extendeddrab, drag, draw, drew4 Letter Words Starting with DU24 CORE · 7 extendeddual, dubs, duck, duct4 Letter Words Starting with DY5 CORE · 1 extendeddyed, dyes, dyke, dyer
Pattern guide
How to use words starting with D
This page starts from 158 CORE 4-letter words whose first letter is D. The preset fixes those opening positions while leaving the remaining tiles available for refinement.
Use Contains for letters that may appear anywhere, Excludes to remove impossible letters, or Sequence pattern when order and exact gaps matter. The broader view adds 37 extended entries after the CORE results.
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Questions about this word list
How many 4-letter words start with D?
This verified set contains 158 CORE words and 37 extended words, for 195 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this D group?
The 158 CORE words average 7.2 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these D words often repeat letters?
28 of 158 CORE words repeat at least one letter.